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Advanced Academics Parent information meeting

Advanced Academics Parent information meeting. What is Advanced Academics?. Mission: White Settlement ISD offers an advanced and challenging curriculum through an array of learning experiences that provide greater depth and complexity than found in the district’s core curriculum.

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Advanced Academics Parent information meeting

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  1. Advanced Academics Parent information meeting

  2. What is Advanced Academics? • Mission: White Settlement ISD offers an advanced and challenging curriculum through an array of learning experiences that provide greater depth and complexity than found in the district’s core curriculum. • Program Elements: • Pre-Advanced Placement courses • Advanced Placement courses • Dual Credit courses • Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Program • Advanced Career and Technology courses • Project Lead the Way • College Entrance Exam Preparation • Credit by Exam administration

  3. What is Pre-Advanced Placement? • Pre-AP is based on these premises: • All students can perform well at rigorous academic levels • We can prepare every student for higher intellectual engagement by starting the development of skills and acquisition of knowledge as early as possible • Thinking skills are aligned to AP thinking skills to help prepare a pathway for advanced academics options in subsequent courses • Grades are weighted differently than on-level courses for class ranking purposes

  4. How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different? √ √ √ √ √ √

  5. How are AP and Dual Credit Classes Similar or Different? √ √

  6. Dual Credit Courses

  7. Dual Credit Courses

  8. Pre-AP and AP Courses

  9. College Entrance Exams • Grade 7 • SAT or ACT: Identified DUKE TIP students. Voluntary; Students pay to participate • Grade 8 • PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate • Grade 9 • PSAT 8/9: Voluntary; Students pay to participate

  10. College Entrance Exams • PSAT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate • Grade 10 • PSAT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate • SAT and /or ACT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate • TSI: Students who are not exempt and are interested in Dual Credit classes • Or plan to attend a Texas Public College or University • Grade 11 • Grade 12 • SAT and /or ACT: Voluntary; Students pay to participate • TSI: Students who are not exempt and are interested in Dual Credit classes • Or plan to attend a Texas Public College or University

  11. PSAT / NMSQT: Practice for SAT and Qualifying Test for National Merit in the 11th grade

  12. New ACT vs. New SAT: How do They Compare? ACT SAT

  13. New ACT vs. New SAT: How do They Compare? ACT SAT

  14. New ACT vs. New SAT: How do They Compare? ACT SAT

  15. Contact Information Lea Duncan College and Career Readiness 817-367-4116 lduncan@wsisd.net

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